三 さん文 もん文士 ぶんし

sammombunshi

1. Not a three-mon scholar.; Not a penniless intellectual.

1. Was a poor scholar.; Was a man of little wealth and learning.

1. Penny-pinching intellectual; Poor scholar

1. Of a three-mon scholar; Poor scholar

1. Not a scholar.; Not well-read.

1. Not a scholar.; Not well-read.

1. Was a poor scholar.; Was a man of little wealth.

1. Literally: A three-mon scholar.; Figuratively: A pedant.

1. Not a scholar of little worth.; Not a petty scholar.

1. Was not a poor scholar.; Was not a penniless intellectual.

1. Probably a poor scholar.; Probably a penny-pinching intellectual.

1. Was not a poor scholar.; Was not a man of little wealth.

1. Was not a poor scholar.; Was not a man of little wealth.

1. Probably a poor scholar.; Probably a penny-pinching intellectual.

1. Was not a petty scholar.; Was not a small-time intellectual.

1. If/when a poor scholar…; If/when a penniless literary person…

1. If/when a three-mon scholar…; If a three-mon scholar were…

1. If/when a poor scholar…; If/when a penniless literary person…